Your last case is a 7yearold female Maine Coon cat named Mis

Your last case is a 7-year-old female Maine Coon cat named \"Missouri\". On clinical exam, femoral pulses are weak and irregular at 240 beats/min. The hindlimbs feel cold to the touch. The mucous membranes are pale, and the capillary refill time is prolonged. Heart sounds are muffled, and a murmur heard on the left side over the atrioventricular valve. Respiratory rate is greater than normal (45 breaths/min). Auscultation reveals increased bronchovesicular (respiratory) sounds. In addition, the cat has partial hindlimb paralysis. You order several additional tests: thoracic radiographs, echocardiography, and electrocardiograph. Why does the cat have cold hind limbs? Why are Missouri\'s heart sounds muffled? What do you think thoracic radiographs would reveal? What do you think the electrocardiograph would reveal? What do you think the echocardiograph would reveal?

Solution

Why does cat have cold hind limbs?

Hind limbs are cold because of differential heart rate, when heart rate will be slow down at that time the temperature get down.

Why is Missouri’s heart sounds muffled?

Muffled sounds arise because of slow rate of breathing. In this case cat has irregular heart rate.

What do you think thoracic radiographs would reveal?

Thoracic radiograph would reveal the size of heart, Changes in lungs will help in differentiate left side congestive heart failure, In comparison to primary pulmonary disease.

What do you think the electrocardiograph would reveal?

Electrocardiograph will reveal the heart rate in versus of time.

Heart rate information required to give complete detail.